Four things for the newly Democratic Legislature to fix Monday, November 27, 2006 By Eric Paul [ArticleImageHyperLink] The Democratic takeover of the House and Senate represent two years of gridlock, vetoed bills and ineffective government—and because they represent an end to our backwards slide towards a fascist, pol full story

Staff EditorialCHS deserves symbolic freedom Monday, November 27, 2006 By Clarion Staff [ArticleImageHyperLink] The recent trend towards honoring Cleveland’s “tribal” Native American mascot past (full story on front page) has not gone unfelt by the Clarion staff. In the Clarion’s office, our journalists slave a full story

German Student meets wonderful folks on second visit to America Monday, November 27, 2006 By Laurin Lehmann [ArticleImageHyperLink] The second time visiting America has given me the chance to visit such a great school, and to meet such great people. I never have been to an American high school, but I think there is no better schoo full story

You want to live in this alternate universe? Monday, November 27, 2006 By Ellen Wallin [ArticleImageHyperLink] Nov. 7, 2006: in an alternate universe, Republicans kept control of the Oregon House. In an alternate universe, Libertarians stormed the state Senate in underrepresented fury. And in that same univers full story

A sound of thunder rings through Oregon Monday, November 27, 2006 By Will Arrowsmith [ArticleImageHyperLink] On the morning of Nov. 8, the nation is changed. After 12 years of Republican majority in both houses, the Democrats marched confidently to a solid majority in the House of Representatives as well as full story

Same sex academies are not the answer: The Bush Administration OKs development of gender specific schools. The catch? We start hurtling backwards on the issue of gender equality Monday, November 27, 2006 By Sarah Hardy [ArticleImageHyperLink] On Nov. 24 a new change will take place in many school districts across the country. The Bush administration has recently decided to allow local public school leaders to increase the numbers of same-s full story

Boys with toys, now featuring nuclear bombs: Nukes, boasts, pointed fingers, and furrowed brows. It's just a dress-up party, though; the bullies aren't as scary as they look. Monday, November 27, 2006 By Will Arrowsmith Let’s all just go hide in a hole, shall we? I hear Saddam’s got some left over.The issue, of course, is the fear, confusion, rage, and general grief caused by the proliferation of nuclear technology i full story